Vevcani carnival

The annual memorial service for Greece was staged at the Vevcani carnival in Skopje, an event held between Jan. 13-14. Vevcani is one of Europe’s oldest carnivals, spanning 1, 400 years. It’s a carnival of irony that mocks people,...

The foreign ministry in Athens has issued a strong protest to the FYROM government over a mock "funeral of Greece" staged at a carnival in the city of Vevčani. The Ambassador of Greece to Skopje, Mrs. Papadopoulou, has also reacted...